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CHINA'S EXCISE DUTIES.
COTTON YARN, MATCHES AND CEMENT.
THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.7
YEN HSI SHAN'S PLEDGE.
TO REFRAIN FROM POLI- TICAL INTRIGUE.
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SHANGHAT, Dee. 24.
A message from Dairen states
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1930.
JAPANESE DIET CONVENED.
GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY TO WEATHER STORM..
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TOKYO, Dec. 23. Th Diet, which was convened
NANKING, Dev. 24. The Central Political Council adopted the Regulations for the that Marshal Yon Hsi Shan Has this morning, will be formally open-
collection of excise duties after January 1, 1901, on cotton yarn, matches, and cement.
The exoise duties on cotton yarn will be collected on the new Hal-
arrived there, and is proceding to Gensan (Korea) before going in Japan,
It in authoritatively stated that kwaa gold unit basin, while the ex-before Yen IIsi Shan left Tientsin, cise duties on matches and cement will be collected on the basis of the the Japanese Consul General got Chinese national currency.
him to give a pledge that he would Foreign goods under the above refrain from political intrigue classifications are to pay excine
while in Japan. duties in addition to the regular; import duty, but no other forms of taxce will be collected,
Chinese native goods of the above description which are to be export- ed from China are exempted from payment of the excise duties,
The excise duty on eement will he 60 cents Chintao currency per 280 pounds; and the excise duty on matches will be 85 Chinese cur- rency per large case (presumably 50 gross boxes) and 810 Chinese currency on an extra large, caso.
"POISON FOG AGAIN APPEARS IN BELGIUM.
MYSTERY STILL BEING
INVESTIGATED,
ed in the presence of the Emperor on the 28th inst.
Buth Houses will adjourn on the 28th inst, for the New Year Recess until January 21, when the Diet will settle down to real business.
As the Government party has a clear majority of 270, compared with the Seiyukai 171 and the othors sed Bills is not anticipated in 22, serious opposition to the pro-
the Lower House, though the Labour Union Bill, which the Government is anxious to have passed, is ox-, posted to be sheived by the Press.
The Opposition's main attack in the Lower House is expected to be directed against the Government's alleged failure to tako proper steps
ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE,
BEGUM'S IMPASSIONED APPEAL FOR UNITY.
[BRITISH WINFLESS, BERVICE ]
Nuan, Dec, 23.
In order to keep in touch with
the affairs of the Indian Round Table Conference, the Prime Minis ter has abandoned his usual Christ- mas visit to Lossiemouth and will remain at Chequers. He has ar ranged a conference with officials and expert advisers for Saturday aud Sunday next.
The Minorities Committon of the Round Table Conference held its
Prime Minister presiding. first meetings this morning, the
Mr. Ramsay binoDonald said the settlement of the minorities ques- tion was essential to the political progress of India, and that was not only the British view but was shar ed, he was sure, by every enlighten- ed Indian, irrespective of his com munity or special interests. It was
AMERICAN BANKING
SENSATION.
WILD-EYED DEPOSITORS
STORM-BRANCH.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
BRITAIN'S COAL INDUSTRY.
TEST CRICKET MATCH.
“SPREAD-OVER" PRINCIPLE SOUTH AFRICA BATTING.
ACCEPTED.
{BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Ruany, Dec. 23. The Miners' Federation announc
New YoRN, Dec. 23. Amidst the continuing crop, of
failures throughout theed to-night that by a small majority bank United States, a major sensation the districts have accepted the has been caused by the closing to- ** spread-over" `principle, enabling, day of the Chelsea Bank and Trust the Federation to give the sanction Company, of New York City. required by the Coal Mines' Act to. validate in many districts the settle- ments already negotiated.
The bank was a small institution by comparison, with most of the New York banking concerns, and it was mainly patronised by thea- trient folk.
{THROCON BRUTER'S ACKNUT.)
LONDON, Dec. 23,
It is announced that the conl dis-
It is estimated that the total amount of the deposits in the bank,tricts by a small majority have ac is G818,000,000.
"Scenes in Bronx.
cepted the recommendation of the Miners' Conference to accept n
A crowd of 300 wild-eyed deposi-temporary "spread-over" of hours tors tried to starm the bank's without reduction of wages. branch in the Bronx district when
the closing notice was exhibited at
the main entrance,,
tion beotme pressing.
The police remain guarding the bank premises as a precaution.
They were only repelled by, a to deal with busines depression, a question, moreover, which ought dozen armed policemen, who flour (THROUGH BUYER'S AGENCY.] while the Government is also likely to be settled by the Indian reprished their revolvers when the situe
to be attacked on grounds, that ita sentatives among themselves. It BRUSSELS, Dec. 23, decision to float Unemployment Re- would be no good Indians starting "Poison fog" is reported to have lief Bonds is tantamount to a re-working on a constitution and then eappeared in the stricken districts.versal of its proclaimed policy of making outside authority to settle one of the essential conditions of One fatality has occurred at no loan issue. Tilleur, whilst several serious cases
its working, reported from Femable and Hermalle Soushuy.
The fog first made its appear ace on December 0, when hundreds of people were seriously affected, besides over 60 losing their lives.
The excise duty on cotton yarn will be 2.5 Haikwan gold units per 100 catties for cotton yarn underre 23 counts, and 3.3 Haikuan gold units for yarn above 23 courts.
Altogether there are 19 classifica tions of goods which will come under the special tax. The above three are the first to be promul gated, and the other 16 are expect ed to be promulgated before the end of the year..
LONDON FOG CLEARS.
TRAFFIC CONDITIONS NOW NORMAL.
[DDITION WIRELESS CRAVICE.]
LONDON, Dec. 20.
To-day the fog, which has hung
over
and
London
its suburbs for three days, clearod, after caus- ing trouble and delay to incoming -workers in the morning.
By late afternoon, traffic condi- tiocis were normal, but a local míst
The victims wore seized with sudden paina in the throat and cheat.
Many theories were advanced to account for the phenomenon, one being that a certain chemical dust
Other points on which the Govern- ment is expected to be attacked arg
The Chairman concluded by ask its oppressive attitude towards the ing the delegates, in stating their Pross, and the alleged naladminis-cases and making suggestions, to tration in Formosa, resulting in bend all their energies to creating the recent uprising of the abort
kines.
While the Minecito's majority in the Lower House should assure the Clovernment's ability to weather the storin, the internal strife over the question of party leadership, if Mr. Hamaguchi is unable to attend the
Alarmists Arrested.
Disturbing rumours regarding the Chelsea Bank, ars alleged to have been spread anonymously by telephone.
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Two, mon have been arrested and
an atmosphere of goodwill and pro-ara hold in custody on n charge of
circulating false information.
gress.
Eloquent Appeal by Women Delegates,
Stream of Reported Closings. Meanwhile the stream of reports The Indian women delegates, the of bank closings in other party of Begum Shah Nawaz and Mrs. the county continues. Sabbarayan, intervened with an
The City Bank at Miami Beach
Mr. A. J. Cook said to-day that
(TAROVON RENTER'S AGENCY.]
JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 24. In sunny weather and on an easy wicket, before a small altendance,
Chapman won the toss and sent in South Africa.
The following were the scores ab Funch-time-
South Africa-First Innings.
Curnow, Lb.w., b Tate Mitchell, e Hammond, b Voce Seidle, b Voce .............i Catterall, b Voos
Viljoen, e. Duckworth, b
Peebles
Balaskas, not out Cameron, b Peebles McMillan, not out memi
Extras
Tetal (for 6 wickets)...... (1
LATER. Taylor was unft, and was re-
placed by Viljoen (Griqualand
West),
the Federation was not satisfied with the form of "sproad-over"
LATER. now operating in Scotland and Newson (Transvaal) was selected South Wales, and there was still as the eleventh man for South danger of a stoppage in South Africa. Wales unless the owners and miner, The England team is as follows: were able, to agree before December Chapman, White, Wyatt, Poobles, Turnbull, Duckworth, Hammond, Hendren, Leyland, Tato and Yoco.
31.
Mr. T, Shinwell, Minister of Mince, is going to Scotland to talk to the owners and miners:
INDIA'S PRESS ORDINANCE |
RENEWED.
ADDITIONAL ORDINANCES
PROMULGATED.
(THROUGH REUTERʼE AGENCY.]
NEW DELHI, Dec. 23.
:.
AMERICAN RE-DISCOUNT
RATE LOWERED.
NEW YORK SETS NEW LOW RECORD.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
New York, Dec. 22. The New York Federal Reserve Bank has reduced its re-discount Lord Irwin has issued ah Ordi-rate to two per cent., which is the changes, the Press Ordinance, and pares with three per cent, in Boston also the Unauthorised News Sheets and three and a half.per cent. for
of which recently expired. and Newspapers' Ordinager, both all other Federal Reserve Banks.
in the air united with moisture Diet, after the New Year Recess, eloquent appeal' to the Hindu and did not open to-day following reshanee renewing, subject to certain lowest on record, and which com».
and forined a toxi ges.
asy tend to weaken the Govern-
One doctor categorically, statedment's position to some extent, that the thick fog wag alone re- though probably not seriously. sponsible, maintaining that gas from factories could not be the
сливе.
In response to the desire of the Queen, an her return from the fog
annonnerd stricken aron, it WILD that an exhaustive inquiry would be opened to ascertain the elements of which the death-dealing fog was composed, a special commission of six, professors being established to
at Croydon provented the arrival | investigate the matter. or departure of air liners,
ATTACK ON PUNJAB GOVERNOR.
ASSAILANT POSSESSED A REVOLVER AND A KNIFE.
(THROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.}
LAHORE. Dec. 28. The Governor, Sir Geoffrey. de Montmorency, went straight to bed without lunch, but is progressing satisfactorily.
The names of the student assail- ants are unknown, -.
One is a Hindu who received a degree to-day.
A donkey procession arranged in order to ridicule the
users of
LATER.
Muslim representatives to settle
their differences,
The Begum said the time for specches was past, and the time for, solid constructive work had arrived.
AN AERIAL TERROR. When were they going to sritle the
COULD BOMB 4 CAPITALS
IN ONE FLIGHT.
minority differences, if not now, when they had come 7,000 miles at tremende sacrifice for the sake
of their country and with the ob ject of becoming masters in their own home? Was it wise that they should remain divided in their ranka? She begged her Hindu brethren and her Muslim brothers
think that the success of all their
Genova.-M. Massigli, the French delegate, sprang, a surprise on the Preparatory Disarmament Confor-anission lay in Hindu-Muslim unity. ence here when he took the Ger- and she asked the Hindus to be get
erous and the Muslims not to be too exacting.
The result of this inquiry has man commercial aeroplane G38 as an example in emphasising the not yet been announced.
menace of civil machines as offen- It now appears that the deathsive weapons in war.
"An interview which a member at Tilleur was due to an escape of of the crew of the German machine gave to a Spanish journalist show ed that G.38 could be rapidly turned into a terrible war ma- chine," said M. Massigli.
gas from a cracked pipe.
Nevertheless, the authorities are carrying out investigations in the looslities affected, and ara takng samples of the atmosphere in seated tubes.
·
MERAPI ERUPTION
HAVOC.
WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION OF VILLAGES.
(TanevɑH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE HAGUE, Dec. 93. The latest report from the Gover foreign cloth has now been abanor-General of the Dutch East doned.
Indies states that 40 villages have been totally or partially destroyed
LATER.
The attempt on the life of Sir Geoffrey de Montmorency occurred by lava from the Merapi eruption, in spite of precautions taken to whilst a number of other villages
have been evacuated. prevent item
Admission to the University Hall was regulated by permits, and special police arrangements were I made.
The shots came from a block of santa occupied by students
Hundreds of head of cattls have
been killed, whilst crops have been extensively destroyed.
at
Death-Roll Now Eight Hundred. BATAVIA, Dec. 23. The death-roll from the eruption
"It could be adapted to carry four guns of small calibre capable of firing during light, as well as soveral machine guns. It could fire on all side, and in the rear.
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the Begum said: "As sisters we ex- Speaking for the women of India, pect of you, as daughters we beg of you and a mothers we demand of you to come to a settlement now."
Mrs. Sabbarayan supported this appeal out of an earnest desire that India should become a united nation.
She said: "Whatever our creed
terday's run on the City National
Bank of Miami, whose failure was reported yesterday.
Two small banks at Hartford, Connecticut, have also closed.
The Viceroy has also promul-
SCHOOLBOYS' THRILLS IN taxes.
AFRICA.
THEIR TROPHIES OF THE HUNT.
Carrying bundles of aasogais, there alighted from a train at Fen- church street station recently a
public schoolboys, party of no, not Zulus-English
They belonged to the party which left London last August for a tour
UNEMPLOYED.
gated an Ordinance concerning non-UNITED STATES RELIEF TO payment of liabilities, including
Incitement to Sedition Forbidden.
LATSER. An Ordinance has been promul gated forbidding the instigation to acts of sedition.
PANDIT MALAVIYA, JUN, RELEASED.
ALLAHABAD, Dec. 23. The Government of India has ordered the unconditional release of the Pandit Mohan Malaviya, who
some time ago was removed to hos
of East Africa, organised by the pital from, the Naini Gaol owing to School Empire Tour Committee.liness.
One did not return: ho liked East
A Reuter telegram from Cawn. Africa so much,
pore on October 8 stated that the Some of the things they saw which two pandits, father and son, Krish- will never be forgotten were the nakant Malaviya and Madan Moha eyes of leopards glowing in the Malaviya, were each sentenced to glare of ear headlights, while and one year's rigorous imprisonment en black hippopotami drinking at the charge of sedition.] streams, birds of brilliant pluinage, and a lion, seen unfortunately by only a few of the party, as it sprang across the path ahead of their car.
Some of the boys have brought. back heads and skins of African animals-gazelles and elke which they shot themselves,
we, are all Indians, and it is to our commann citizenship in the future that wo must Lurn our hearts. If safeguards are necessary Five Tons of Bombs.
now, they should h, such as will not "Five tons of bombs could be hinder the development of the com- carried and, operating, for exam on Indian citizenship, and to ple, from Saragosso (Spain) as a every project let us apply the prin- hase, G.38 could drop these on ciple, will it make or mar pro- Paris, London, Brussels and Rome, gress towards Indian nationhood?" She hoped that with the help of und return to the base without having alighted. It would be pos. the Chairman, Mr. Ramsay Mac- sible for G.38 to fly at an altitude Donald, and of the whole British
Mr. A. K. Wickham, the Eton of 6,500 yards when fully loaded." delegation this most thorny ques-master, who was in charge of the If auch machine could be built tion would be settled, so that in party, said: "All the boys are taller in a country where by the law of future India might find peace, hap-and everyone is in better health 1028 it was forbidden to construct pinces and contentment.
than when we started." any aircraft which could carry. A general preliminary discussion
About a dozen hope to return to cannon and machine guns, what followed, and the Committee ad-East Africs as fariners of Govern- could happen in countries where journed until after Christmas. ment officials, no such prohibition existed, asked M. Massigli.
Count Berstorff, the German dele- gato, rotorted with a quotation from the French export, M. Bre- card, to the effect. that civil ma chines wore wenkoned by prepara tion for war use.
An article in the draft conven- tion ensuring publicity in the mat. ter of civil aviation was adopted by 17 votes to nil.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]'.
Hindu-Moslem-Differences Discussed.
Mr. MacDonald said: "It is no good your starting a working In- dian constitution and asking any LONDON, Dec. 23.. outside authority to acttle one of To-day was the first time that the the essential conditions of a sucovaş- vexed question of Hindu and Mosful working constitution. There
come within fore, I hope you will bend-all-your lem differences has official cognisance at the Roundenergies to creating an atmosphere Table Conference, whose progress of goodwill and progress." has so far been delayed by "the The Begum Shah Nawaz appealed failure, of the two cómmunities into ter Hindu brethren to be gener- private meetings to settle the dis ous, and to her Moskem others to The Dean of Worcester, Dr. pute.
trust them as compatriota: « Merapi is now unofficially reporters Act at Worcestor Police Court that they want full self-Govern- lem brethren not to be too exacting.
Bloors Ede, pleaded the First Offen- Both at the Conference have said
The Begum appealed to ber Moa- to be over 800
when he was summoned for not ment, but they are at variance on and to show the Hindus that the The refugees from the eruption | giving notice that he was keoping the question of the continuanon of | Moslem know, how to be generous. number 24,000,
petrol in stables in tão dosnery separate electorates, which the 'Sho appealed on behalf of the kurden · Two other summoners un- Moslems now have. der the Petroleum Acts were with-
Prime Minister's Appeal......... drawn. Mr. W. R. Mathewa, ins-
LONDON, Dec. 23. Peotor under the Potrol Acta, said he found 30 gallons of petrol in the Strong appeals to the minorities stables, over which people were of Indis to settle their difference The police inspector who was The inhabitants of several of the living. Dr. Edo pended guilty was made by Mr. Ramsay Mo wounded in the form the portank 18 to win his car no matingisle of bir Geoffrey de Montmorency isolated village bess hoon rescued,
naid, was in chirge of a trusted the minorities Bob connie died this orening
The polish sizested one student while he was actually ring, auded they seized a revolver, a knife and some cartridges which he had in his possession.
Police Inspector Dead.
LATE
The lady doctor, Miss McDermatt,
is in a serious condition!
N
It now transpires that the assail
The number of dead cannot be ofcially confirmed owing to the poison-gases making a large area inaccessible.
women of India to settle their dif ferences now and not disappoint their Chairman, who had won the gratitude of the whole of India by trying to bring them together.
AfTe, Sabbarayan, as a woman: whose first thoughts were directed
nek BA MORALEL PETATKY UDVA) Ur to her fellow-delegates to realize their responsibilitics to future gen Sabrations and settle their unfor
aa it is now posmble to cross the servant who had boon with him 30 Round Table Conference today, Java, which the rain has cooled. years. He did not remember be The temperature of the lava iming served with a notice about the Petrol Acta Dr. Ede was fined £1,
admit I deserve to be fined
ant, who is not a student, managed mediately after leaving the crater
to enter the hall without a permit, wan 1,350 degrees centigrade.
eaid the dean.
also by the only two women dele gates at the Round Table, Mrs barayan, (a. Hindu) and the Bogum of 6bah Nawaz (a Moslem).
-| (Continued on nezt Columa.).
tunate differences.
A general discussion then opened, and the sub-committee adjourned till after Christmas.
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